I’ve Got $12,000 For A Midsize Truck. What Can I Get?

You’ve got $12,000 and decided you want a midsize pickup. What can you get? What is out there that fits your $12,000 budget?

Let’s look at Craigslist in four random cities to get an idea of what is available. We’ll go to the southern part of the country to look in the OC in So Cal, Phoenix, Dallas, and Orlando, Florida. Condition, mileage, engines, and options all play a part in what we’ll post here.

All trucks are private owners and have clean titles. We picked the cleanest-looking pickups with the least amount of miles. Diesel or gas, two-wheel- or four-wheel-drive, we were open to all of the possibilities. We’ll give you a brief rundown of each of the midsize pickups and a link. Let’s take a look: